Practically speaking, the ballistic coefficient of a bullet is not importantin hand gun bullets and has very little relevance to muzzleloading projectiles. It starts to make a small difference at about 250 yards - and becomes significant at ranges of around 400 yards. At 1,000 yards it is critical. If you look in some of your reloading manuals or ballistic programs, the more streamlined bullets start to make the difference between a hit and miss at some fairly long distances - further than most people should be shooting . . . .

Most hunters also want to get the maximum impact velocity out of their loads as well. How many reloaders will settle for a load that is accurate, but 150 fps below the maximum velocity for the caliber? "I might as well be shooting a 30-06" one of my companions said after determining his .300 Win Mag shot mostif its best groups with starting loads. However, a Nosler Accubond might have 150 fps more impact velocity than a Swift A-Frame at 400 yards, even though both bullets of the same weight were launched at the same muzzle velocity -due to the higher ballistic coefficient.

Anyway, the big picture is that is generally a good thing to shoot a streamlined bullet - but it won't really matter much, in terms of your ability to harvest game, unless you shoot at very long ranges